Mohamed Naim
{{short description|Maldivian footballer}}
{{About|the footballer|the cricketer|Mohammad Naim}}
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| fullname = Mohamed Naim
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|10|7|df=y}}
| birth_place = Guraidhoo, Kaafu Atoll, Maldives
| currentclub = Buru Sports Club
| clubnumber = 10
| position = Forward, attacking midfielder
| youthyears1 = 2017
| youthclubs1 = Club Eagles
| years1 = 2015–2016
| clubs1 = K. Guraidhoo
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| years2 = 2017–2022
| clubs2 = Club Eagles
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| years3 = 2023–
| clubs3 = Buru Sports Club
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| nationalyears1 = 2018–
| nationalteam1 = Maldives
| nationalcaps1 = 6
| nationalgoals1 = 0
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Mohamed Naim (born 7 October 1996) is a Maldivian professional footballer who plays as a forward, attacking midfielder or winger for Buru Sports Club and Maldives national team.
Club career
Naim played in the Minivan Championship for his island team K. Guraidhoo, before joining Club Eagles in 2017. On 7 May 2017, he scored his first senior goal for Club Eagles against New Radiant. It was the only goal in the match where Eagles won 1–0 in 2017 Malé League.{{cite web | url=https://mihaaru.com/local_sports/16949 | title=Important 3 points for Eagles | publisher=Mihaaru | language= dv | date=8 May 2017 | accessdate=22 June 2020 | df=dmy-all }} He was also included in the Club Eagles U21 squad for the 2017 season and appeared in 2017 FAM Youth Championship, where his side won the championship for third consecutive time. He was included in the tournament's best 3 players.{{cite web | url=https://mihaaru.com/local_sports/28767 | title=Eagles won 3rd consecutive youth championship | publisher=Mihaaru | language= dv | date=30 December 2017 | accessdate=22 June 2020 | df=dmy-all }}
On 16 October 2019, Naim tore his ACL during the Dhivehi Premier League win against Maziya, forcing him to sit on sidelines for 6 months.{{cite web | url=https://mihaaru.com/local_sports/63230 | title=Naim suffers a serious injury | publisher=Mihaaru | language= dv | date=19 October 2019 | accessdate=22 June 2020 | df=dmy-all }}
Naim joined Buru Sports Club 2023.
International career
On 23 March 2018, Naim made his debut for the Maldives national team along with his elder brother Ahmed Numaan, at the National Stadium, Singapore, as an 80th-minute substitute for Hamza Mohamed in a friendly game where they lost 3–2 to Singapore.{{cite web | url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/19474/Singapore_Maldives.html | title=Singapore vs. Maldives 2018-03-23 | publisher=NationalFootballTeams | language= | date= | accessdate=22 June 2020 | df=dmy-all }} Naim traveled to India for the 2018 SAFF Championship with the Maldives team as a standby player with Abdulla Yaameen, but did not make it to the final 20-men by Croatian coach Petar Segrt.{{cite web | url=https://mihaaru.com/local_sports/41473 | title=SAFF18 squad with 2 standby players | publisher=Mihaaru | language= dv | date=31 August 2018 | accessdate=20 June 2020 | df=dmy-all }}
Naim played in the 2019 Indian Ocean Island Games,{{cite web | url=https://mihaaru.com/local_sports/57791 | title=IOIG19: Young players in the football squad | publisher=Mihaaru | language= dv | date=14 July 2019 | accessdate=22 June 2020 | df=dmy-all }} and scored in the 3–1 loss against Mayotte in the last group stage game.{{cite web | url=https://mihaaru.com/local_sports/58534 | title=IOIG19: Maldives football team eliminated | publisher=Mihaaru | language= dv | date=22 July 2019 | accessdate=22 June 2020 | df=dmy-all }}{{cite web | url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/23709/Maldives_Mayotte.html | title=Maldives vs. Mayotte 2019-07-22 | publisher=NationalFootballTeams | language= | date= | accessdate=22 June 2020 | df=dmy-all }}
On 5 September 2019, Naim made his full debut for the national team in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Guam at Dededo, where they won 1–0.{{cite web | url=https://mihaaru.com/local_sports/60790 | title=Maldives wins first match against Guam | publisher=Mihaaru | language= dv | date=5 September 2019 | accessdate=22 June 2020 | df=dmy-all }}{{cite web | url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/23849/Guam_Maldives.html | title=Guam vs. Maldives 2019-09-05 | publisher=NationalFootballTeams | language= | date= | accessdate=22 June 2020 | df=dmy-all }}
Personal life
Naim was born in Guraidhoo, Kaafu Atoll, on 7 October 1996. He has an elder brother, Ahmed Numaan, who is also a professional footballer playing for Club Eagles and Maldives national team with him.{{cite web | url=https://mihaaru.com/local_sports/33225 | title=It's a dream to play for the national team with my brother: Naim | publisher=Mihaaru | language= dv | date=23 March 2018 | accessdate=22 June 2020 | df=dmy-all }}
Naim married his girlfriend Shaany Ibrahim on 28 March 2019.
Honours
Club Eagles U21
References
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External links
- {{GSA player|mohamed-naim/244426}}
- {{NFT player|70744/Mohamed_Naim}}
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Category:Maldivian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards